Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harrisport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrisport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harrisport
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Harrisport:
- 41.181446, -81.009815
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Harrisport
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Harrisport is near Trumbull County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harrisport ...
We found one communities that share the name Harrisport.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Harrisport.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Harrisport.
- Fairfield County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrisport ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Center World
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center World have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center World
- Center World is located in Trumbull County
- Craig Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Duck Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Duck Creek is located in Trumbull County
- Flicks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flicks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicks Corners
- Flicks Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Greenleafs Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleafs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafs Corners
- Greenleafs Corners is located in Portage County
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Tiger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Harrisport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harrisport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Harrisport once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harrisport and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harrisport to Ravenna, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harrisport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrisport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrisport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1814, Longitude: -81.0098 In this case, the coordinates for Harrisport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Harrisport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.39 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.619 degrees. |